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Enrico Letta Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1966 Birth place: Pisa, Italy Father: Giorgio Letta, a mathematics professor Mother: Anna (Banchi) Letta Marriage: Gianna Fregonara Children: Giacomo, Lorenzo, Francesco Education: University of Pisa, International Law, 1994; Scuola Superiore

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Sergey Brin Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place: Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) Birth name: Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin Father: Michael Brin, mathematician and economist Mother: Eugenia Brin, NASA scientist Marriage: Anne Wojcicki (2007-2015, divorced); Nicole Shanahan (2018-2022, divorced) Children:

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Tour de France Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tour de France. July 1-23, 2023 – The 110th Tour de France takes place. Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his second consecutive Tour de France title. July 1-24, 2022 – The 109th Tour de France takes place. Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his first Tour

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Items seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas returned and headed for forensic analysis, publisher says

By Whitney Wild, Sarah Moon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After days of national controversy over the raid of a small town’s newspaper office and the publisher’s home, the items seized have been returned and will be examined by a forensic analyst, the Kansas paper’s co-owner and publisher told CNN on Wednesday. An attorney

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Eight churches set ablaze in Pakistan’s Punjab province after accusations of blasphemy

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN (CNN) — A crowd vandalized eight churches and several homes following accusations of blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday, according to government authorities and residents, stoking tensions between local Muslim and minority Christian communities. The National Commission for Human Rights said the

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Ukraine reclaims village in Donetsk region from Russian troops amid grueling counteroffensive

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Alex Stambaugh and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia. Andrii Kovalov, spokesperson of the Ukrainian military’s general staff, said on national television Wednesday morning

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A quarter of humanity faces extreme water stress – and it’s poised to get worse, new report finds

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — The world is facing an “unprecedented water crisis” driven by soaring demand and the accelerating climate crisis, according to a new report. A quarter of the world’s population currently faces “extremely high water stress” each year, with an additional 1 billion people expected to be affected by 2050, according

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Arkansas education officials say AP African American Studies program won’t count toward graduation

By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week. The direction from the Arkansas Department of Education came as teachers and students across the state were

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Maui wildfires death toll rises to 110 as official says using the warning sirens wouldn’t have saved lives

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Nouran Salahieh, Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfires is now 110, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said at a Wednesday news conference where officials faced often heated questions about the county’s actions as wildfire swept across the island last week, sending people scrambling for

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